sub-agents

# Sub-Agents Reference Create specialized AI agents with isolated contexts for specific tasks. ## When to Use - "How do I create a sub-agent?" - "Configure agent tools" - "What built-in agents exist?" - "Agent model selection" - "Agent chaining patterns" ## Quick Start ### Interactive (Recommended) ```bash /agents ``` Opens menu to create, edit, and manage agents. ### Manual Creation ```bash mkdir -p .claude/agents cat > .claude/agents/reviewer.md << 'EOF' --- name: reviewer description: Code review specialist. Use proactively after code changes. tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash model: sonnet --- You are a senior code reviewer focusing on quality and security. ## Review Checklist - Code clarity and naming - Error handling - Security vulnerabilities - Test coverage EOF ``` ### CLI-Based ```bash claude --agents '{ "reviewer": { "description": "Code reviewer", "prompt": "Review for quality and security", "tools": ["Read", "Bash"], "model": "sonnet" } }' ``` ## Agent File Format ```yaml --- name: agent-name description: When/why to use this agent tools: Read, Edit, Bash # Optional, inherits all if omitted model: sonnet # sonnet, haiku, claude-opus-4-5-20251101, inherit --- System prompt content here... ``` ## Configuration Fields | Field | Required | Options | |-------|----------|---------| | `name` | Yes | lowercase, hyphens | | `description` | Yes | When to use | | `tools` | No | Tool list (inherits all if omitted) | | `model`...